Events

We will need volunteers to man, set-up and take down booth. If you want to volunteer contact Diana Rupp at oudshoorn@earthlink.net

Progressive Democrats Electoral Campaign Training

Saturday, May 5, 2007, 10:00-4:00

YWCA of Winston-Salem
1201 Glade St., Winston-Salem, NC

Directions to YWCA: Take Business-40/421 into downtown Winston-Salem. Exit off of Business-40/421 at the Cloverdale Ave exit which is also the exit for Baptist Hospital. You'll turn left whether you're coming from either direction, and follow Cloverdale 4 blocks until it dead-ends into Hawthorne Rd. Turn left on Hawthorne, proceed a half-block, and then turn right at the next intersection which is Glade St. Proceed up the hill on Glade St. past the YMCA. After you go around the curve at the top of the hill, the YWCA is on your left. Simply pull in to the parking lot and enter through the main entrance. The staff at the desk will direct you around to the Auditorium. MAP

WHO IS INVITED: Progressive candidates and campaign volunteers

TRAINERS INCLUDE:

Jeffery Starkweather , Chair, The Chatham Coalition

Isaac Coleman , Campaign coordinator, Terry Bellamy for Asheville Mayor

John Hammond: John Hammond is a retired professor from UNC. He joined the Chatham Coalition Steering Committee in March of 2004 and has coordinated with others the Coalition’s GOTV effort and has done pre-election, voter analysis during early voting and post-election data analysis. All of this work is done using the Pivot Table function of Microsoft Excel, which must be part of the toolbox of all serious political activists.

APPLYING:
Please complete the application attached (and below), and return by April 20th, 2007 to:

Progressive Democrats of North Carolina, 604 Hatch Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Or, email Pete MacDowell

Space is limited, so apply early!!!

COST: $25 per person includes lunch and materials. Once your application has been accepted, we will make arrangements for your payment.

Application Form

1. Name:

2. Street Address:

3. City/Zip:

4. Phones:

5. Email:

6. Age and Sex:

7. Race/ethnicity:

8. Political affiliation:

9. Brief political and activist involvements and history:

10. Previous electoral campaigns:

11. Previous electoral training:

12. Main things you would like to learn:

For Candidates

12. Office for which you are running:

13. Previous electoral offices held:

14. Names, gender, race and incumbency status of opponent(s) if known (including primary and general election):

15. Is the race partisan or non-partisan?

16. Average cost of this race over the past three terms (roughly).

17. Campaign budget:

18. Amount of campaign contributions raised so far:

19. Percentage probability of winning (best guess):

FOR ALL APPLICANTS

Our mission statement is below. Your answer to the following question is confidential within the PDNC board.

20. Do you agree with the principles and positions of the Mission Statement? Where you disagree in substance, please explain your view.

21. In your opinion, what distinguishes of Progressive politics from other political persuasions?

Mission Statement of Progressive Democrats of NC

The Progressive Democrats of North Carolina is committed to the development and implementation of progressive ideals based on human and civil rights, peace, justice and environmental sustainability in North Carolina, the nation, and the world, and to work with the North Carolina Democratic Party to maximize the democratic process, to advocate for the days’ most pressing issues, and to serve as a voice of conscience.

And from our bylaws…

ARTICLE II. Statement of Purpose

The Progressive Democrats of North Carolina pledge themselves to:

(1) Forge a strong, active, progressive Democratic Party with grassroots-based campaign strategies and technologies;

(2) Work for a more democratic, transparent, and open political process within the Democratic Party;

(3) Hold the Democratic Party’s leadership, candidates and elected officials to a greater degree of accountability to the party’s highest ideals in carrying out the party’s policy objectives;

(4) Recruit, support and elect Democratic candidates at all levels of public and party offices; who support social, economic, and environmental justice.

(5) Work for social, economic, and environmental justice together with national and state progressive action groups;

(6) Inspire, involve, and empower progressive North Carolinians to participate in the electoral process;

(7) Advocate and promote progressive policies for the health, education, safety and well-being of the residents of North Carolina.